David Pieper, Ph.D., assistant dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine's Department of Continuing Medical Education and executive director of the Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

The board is the governing body of ACCME. It is charged with setting the strategic direction for the organization, and leading the ACCME in identifying, developing and promoting standards for quality continuing medical education.

"There are only 20 members on the board, and it is an honor to be elected," said Dr. Pieper, who will serve a three-year term. "The other members of the board are some of the most respected leaders in medical education in the country."

To be elected to the board, members must first be nominated by one of the ACCME's member organizations. Dr. Pieper was nominated by the Association for Hospital Medical Education. He serves as that organization's president-elect. Current ACCME Board members then elect new members from the nominees.

Dr. Pieper has served on the ACCME Accreditation Review Committee for the last six years, which he said will provide a good foundation for contributing to the board of directors' decisions.